Crow s Nest Holdings LP Takes Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Crow s Nest Holdings LP acquired a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 234,650 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $65,535,000. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up 13.7% of Crow s Nest Holdings LP’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in TSM. Childress Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 145.3% in the 3rd quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $891,000 after purchasing an additional 1,891 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 9.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 101,876 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,470,000 after buying an additional 8,738 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 28.6% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 37,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,394,000 after buying an additional 8,284 shares during the period. Hollencrest Capital Management raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 125.3% in the third quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 5,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,457,000 after buying an additional 2,901 shares during the period. Finally, Cherokee Insurance Co purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,248,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Argus upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, January 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, DA Davidson upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

NYSE:TSM opened at $366.47 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $321.78 and its 200 day moving average is $289.08. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $134.25 and a 12 month high of $380.00. The company has a market capitalization of $1.90 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $32.50 billion for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.18% and a net margin of 45.13%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $0.9503 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.57%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC reported strong consolidated net revenue for January 2026 (NT$401.26bn), +19.8% month‑over‑month and +36.8% year‑over‑year; the board also approved a cash dividend — a direct support to the stock’s Fundamentals and yield story. TSMC Reports Strong January Revenue Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Market reaction to the dividend pushed TSM higher in some sessions (reported trading up after the announcement), reflecting investor appetite for cash returns alongside growth. TSM Trading Up After Dividend Announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentary are reframing TSM as an AI‑era play: Seeking Alpha notes Nvidia has become TSM’s largest customer and AI chips now drive growth — implying stronger pricing power and stickier demand versus the handset era. That longer‑term structural story supports earnings visibility. Taiwan Semiconductor: Transition From An iPhone To An AI Era
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple market writeups and stock‑picks lists (e.g., The Motley Fool) continue to include TSM as a core chipmaker exposure for AI/data‑center buildouts, keeping investor interest in the name. 5 Best Artificial Intelligence Stocks to Buy in February
• Neutral Sentiment: Market rotation commentary (Chaikin/MarketBeat) favors AI infrastructure and chip‑chain suppliers (testing, packaging, power)—a positive backdrop for TSM but one that spreads gains across many suppliers rather than guaranteeing further outsized moves for TSM alone. Is AI Really Eating Software? A Wall Street Veteran Says No—Here’s Why
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage highlights that major cloud providers (Microsoft, Google, Amazon) are signaling caution on near‑term AI capex, which could temper the pace of future orders and create short‑term volatility for chip suppliers. That risk helps explain profit‑taking despite good January sales. These 3 stocks are quietly soaring as Microsoft, Google slump on AI spending

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a leading pure-play semiconductor foundry that provides wafer fabrication and related services to the global semiconductor industry. Founded in 1987 by Morris Chang and headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, TSMC manufactures integrated circuits on behalf of fabless and integrated device manufacturers, offering contract chip production across a broad set of technologies and products.

TSMC’s service offering covers logic and mixed-signal process technologies, specialty processes for radio-frequency, power management and embedded memory, and advanced nodes used in mobile, high-performance computing and AI applications.